Syringa x Bailbelle

Syringa x Bailbelle … syn ; Syringa x ‘Tinkerbelle’ … Hybrid of Neil Holland of Sheyenne Gardens, North Dakota, this hybrid of S. meyeri ‘Palibin’ x S. pubescens ssp. microphylla ‘Superba’ was released by Bailey Nurseries in 1999 …
Its a wonderful semi dwarf small-leafed cultivar , maturing to a rounded shrub of 1.5 m sporting wine colored buds opening into beautifully fragrant pink flowers rather late in season … This is followed by a secondary flowering in late Summer. Has shown no susceptibility to blight at the nursery over several years …
Given its parentage minor suckering may be expected but we have not found this cultivar to be invasive